IP Library Granted Patent US 12,327,292
Granted Patent B2
US 12,327,292 · App. 14/561,729 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Systems and methods for searching remote databases

Inventors: Kevin J. Zimmerman (Alameda, CA); Jason A. Thomas (Arlington, VA); Daniel Bennett (Rosemount, MN); Robert J. Schukai (Marietta, GA)
Assignee: Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,327,292
App. No.
14/561,729
Filed
Dec 5, 2014
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2154
USPC
707/783
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for performing an on-line database search, which comprises receiving a personal device request signal from a personal device. In response to receipt of the personal device request signal, a first piece of information from a first public records database is identified and a second piece of information from a second public records database is identified. A report is generated associated with the first piece of information and the second piece of information. A report signal associated with the report is then transmitted to the personal device.

Claims (39)

1. A computer implemented method for performing an on-line database search comprising:

receiving a personal device request signal from a personal device, wherein the personal device request signal comprises at least one of audio information and textual information extracted from visual information and is generated by an interaction between a law enforcement person and the personal device in an unsecured physical environment;

in response to receipt of the personal device request signal:

identifying a first piece of information from a first public records database; and

identifying a second piece of information from a second public records database;

generating a report associated with the first piece of information and the second piece of information, wherein the first piece of information relates to a first person, the second piece of information relates to a second person and the report comprises a determination that the first person is a person of interest, wherein a person of interest comprises an individual associated with a criminal activity, wherein said determination that the first person is a person of interest is based on a mismatch between the first piece of information and the second piece of information;

storing a report signal associated with the report; and

transmitting the report signal to the personal device.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the personal device is a wearable personal device and the interaction is at least one of a visual interaction, an audio interaction and textual information.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2 wherein the wearable personal device is eyewear.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 2 wherein the wearable personal device comprises a microphone.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 2 wherein the wearable personal device comprises an image capture and process system.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the report associated with the first piece of information and the second piece of information comprises a determination that the first person is a person of interest.

7. Non-transitory computer readable media comprising program code stored thereon for execution by a programmable processor to perform a method for on-line database search, the computer readable media comprising:

program code for receiving a personal device request signal from a personal device, wherein the personal device request signal comprises at least one of audio information and textual information extracted from visual information and is generated by an interaction between a law enforcement person and the personal device in an unsecured physical environment;

program code for, in response to receipt of the personal device request signal,

identifying a first piece of information from a first public records database, and

identifying a second piece of information from a second public records database;

generating a report associated with the first piece of information and the second piece of information, wherein the first piece of information relates to a first person, the second piece of information relates to a second person and the report comprises a determination that the first person is a person of interest, wherein a person of interest comprises an individual associated with a criminal activity, wherein said determination that the first person is a person of interest is based on a mismatch between the first piece of information and the second piece of information;

program code for storing a report signal associated with the report; and program code for transmitting the report signal to the personal device.

8. The computer readable media of claim 7 wherein the personal device is a wearable personal device and the interaction is at least one of a visual interaction and an audio interaction.

9. The computer readable media of claim 8 wherein the wearable personal device is eyewear.

10. The computer readable media of claim 8 wherein the wearable personal device comprises a microphone.

11. The computer readable media of claim 8 wherein the wearable personal device comprises an image capture and process system.

12. The computer readable media of claim 7 wherein the report associated with the first piece of information and the second piece of information comprises a determination that the first person is a person of interest.

13. A system for performing an on-line database search comprising:

a first server including a processor configured to:

receive a personal device request signal from a personal device, wherein the personal device request signal comprises at least one of audio information and textual information extracted from visual information and is generated by an interaction between a law enforcement person and the personal device in an unsecured physical environment;

in response to receipt of the personal device request signal,

identify a first piece of information from a first public records database; and

identify a second piece of information from a second public records database;

generating a report associated with the first piece of information and the second piece of information, wherein the first piece of information relates to a first person, the second piece of information relates to a second person and the report comprises a determination that the first person is a person of interest, wherein a person of interest comprises an individual associated with a criminal activity, wherein said determination that the first person is a person of interest is based on a mismatch between the first piece of information and the second piece of information;

store a report signal associated with the report; and

transmit the report signal to the personal device.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the personal device is a wearable personal device and the interaction is at least one of a visual interaction and an audio interaction.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the wearable personal device is eyewear.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the wearable personal device comprises a microphone.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the wearable personal device comprises an image capture and process system.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the report associated with the first piece of information and the second piece of information comprises a determination that the first person is a person of interest.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES UNLIMITED COMPANY
To: THOMSON REUTERS ENTERPRISE CENTRE GMBH
Reel/Frame 051995/0309 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 15, 2017
From: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES
To: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES UNLIMITED COMPANY
Reel/Frame 043296/0617 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: THOMAS, JASON A.
To: THOMSON REUTERS SPECIAL SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 034765/0373 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: BENNETT, DANIEL
To: WEST SERVICES INC.
Reel/Frame 034765/0376 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: ZIMMERMAN, KEVIN J.; SCHUKAI, ROBERT
To: THOMSON REUTERS HOLDINGS, INC.,
Reel/Frame 034765/0379 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: THOMSON REUTERS HOLDINGS INC.
To: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES
Reel/Frame 034765/0382 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: WEST SERVICES INC.
To: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES
Reel/Frame 034765/0385 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: THOMSON REUTERS SPECIAL SERVICES
To: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES
Reel/Frame 034765/0391 →
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